सुरताण

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سلطان (sultān), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא / ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ (šulṭānā, power). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘨𑘝𑘰𑘡 (suratāna), 𑘭𑘳𑘩𑘝𑘰𑘡 (sulatāna), Old Hindi सुलतांन (sulatā̃na), सुलितांन (sulitā̃na), Old Punjabi ਸੁਲਤਾਨੁ (sulatānu).

Noun

सुरताण (suratāṇa) m

  1. sultan
    • c. 1455, Padmanābha, Kānhaḍade Prabandha 19:
      पहिलउ जई मिल्यउ दीवाणि, साची वात सुणी सरताणि।
      अलावदीन वडउ सुरताण, घणे देस वरतावी आण॥
      pahilaü jaī milyaü dīvāṇi, sācī vāta suṇī saratāṇi.
      alāvadīna vaḍaü suratāṇa, ghaṇe desa varatāvī āṇa.
      • 1991 translation by V. S. Bhatnagar
        First he met Sultān's Minister (Diwān), though whom the Sultān learnt the truth of the whole matter about Mādhava.
        Alāvadīn was a mighty sultan, indeed his sovereignty extended over many regions (deśa).

Descendants

  • Gojri: سُلْطَانْ (sultān)
  • Middle Gujarati: सुलताण
  • Malvi: सल्तान (saltān)
  • Marwari:
    Devanagari script: सुलतांण (sultāṇṇ), सुलतान (sultān), सुलतांन (sultānn)
    Mahajani script: 𑅰𑅒𑅮𑅣𑅧𑅢 (sultnṇ), 𑅰𑅒𑅮𑅣𑅧 (sultn), 𑅰𑅒𑅮𑅣𑅧𑅧 (sultnn)
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